In January 2022, Svetlana's future husband, Stanislav, was sentenced to three years under Articles 342 and 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Svetlana, who was deeply concerned about his fate, brought him parcels. On February 24, 2022, Svetlana Yakubovich married Stanislav, who was still in prison at the time. In December 2023, Stanislav was released, having fully served his sentence. A year later, the couple was arrested on a new criminal charge.
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
